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Where does “overagitate” come from?

overagitate (English) comes from English agitate, from Latin agitatus, from Latin agitō, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

overagitate (English): To agitate excessively

Definitions

  1. To agitate excessively

Ancestry of “overagitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagitateTo disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up; To...
2Latinagitatusdriven, impelled; brandished, wielded; agitated,...
3Latinagitō—
4Latin-itoForms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or...
5Latin-tō—
6Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
7Proto-Italic-tus—
8Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →